Ironing-table.



N0. 727,351. v PATENTED MAY 5, 1903. J. GRAY.

IRONING TABLE. v

APPLICATION FILED SBP'1'.27, 1902.

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Patented May 5, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GRAY, OF BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IRONING-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,351, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed $eptember 27, 1902. Serial No. 126,060. (No modelh 1'0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GRAY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Belle Vernon, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironinglables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein'to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ironing-tables; and the main object of the invention is to construct an ironing-table which may be folded into a neat and compact form when not in use.

A further object of myinvention is to construct an ironing-table of this class having two or more ironing boards or surfaces for the accommodation of different styles of garments or other articles being ironed upon the.

table.

Briefly described, the invention comprises a main ironing-board to which is hinged, adjacent to one end thereof, one member of the supporting-frame. The other member of the supporting-frame is pivoted to the first-mentioned member and has at its upper end means for engagement with the main ironingboard, adjacent'to the other end of the latter, for supporting the same. Locking means are carried by the two members of the supporting-frame for holding the same in the extended position, and the main ironing-board carries one or more supplemental ironing-boards to accommodate different styles of articlesbeing ironed. r

All the above-described construction will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like'parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved ironing-tablein the built-up or extended form. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thesupporting memhers in their extended position with the ironing-board detached. tion of the device in its folded form.

To put: my invention into practice, I provide a supporting member comprising a pair Fig.- 4' is a side eleva ofstandardsl 1, which are spaced a suitable distance apart and slightly wider at theirlower than at their upper ends. On their upper ends each standard carries' a hinge 2, and adjacent to their lower ends these standards are connected together by the cross-bar 3, suitably fastened thereto and preferably on the underneath face thereof in order that the device may fold in a convenient form. The hinges 2 at the upper ends of the standards are connected to a cross-bar 4, attached to the underneath face of the main ironingboard 5.' This cross-bar 4 is preferably fastened to the board by means of the bolt 6, which is of sufficient length to also secure in position the supplemental ironing-boards 7 and 8, each of which is mounted so as to be rotated on the bolt 6. The supplemental board 7 is mounted on the interposed block 9, carried by the mainboard 5 and secured by the bolt 6, while the supplemental board 8 is mounted on top of the board 7. The interposed block 9 raises the board 7 some distance above the main board 5, whereby when it is swung around over said board, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the garment-such, for instance, as a shirtmay be drawn over the board, so that the bosom thereof will lie on the upper face of the said board and the back thereof lies below the board. This is true also of the supplemental board 8, and when using this board the supplemental board 7 will be swung around so as to project over the end of'the board 5, while the board 8 will be moved around so as to lie over the said board '5. This board 8 is preferably made of a convenient form for ironing the sleeves of waists or thelike. T0 the under face of the ironing-board 5, near the other end thereof, is secured a pair of notched rackbars 10, which are adapted to receive means carried by the upper end of one of the supporting inembers for supporting the outer end of the ironing-board. The standards 1 1 carry on their under faces at a point about midway of their length staples or eyes 11, in which is journaled the roundedends 12 of the cross-bar 14, which is secured to the folding' standard 15, forming the other supporting member. This supporting member 15 carries on its upper end a cross-bar 16, having rounded ends 17 for engagement with the notched bars 10, carried by the main ironing-board 5. At its lower end the standard carries a cross-bar 18, forming a rest of considerable wid th for this bar at the lower end, which rest is preferably beveled off, as shown at 19, Fig. 1, in order to rest securely and firmly upon the floor. The bar 18 is connected by braces with the standard 15. The standard 15 carries on its upper face at apoint above where the standard 15is pivoted to the other two standards a block 21, to which is secured one leaf of the hinge 22, the other leaf of this hinge being secured to the fastener 23, which comprises a plate or block having a series of notches in its underneath face for engagement with the cross-rod 24, secured to the upper face of the standards 1 1'. The cross-brace is preferably em ployed for connecting the two standards 1 1 at a point close to the cross-rod 24, as this brace prevents the standard 15 when folded from striking the cross-rod 2 L and bending the same in any manner, so that the fastener 23 would not easily and firmly engage the same.

It will be observed that with this construction the ironing-table may be adjusted to different heights, as when the pins or studs 17 are in the inside notches of the bars 10 the boardwillbeelevatedtoaconsiderablygreater extent than when the said pins or studs are in the outside notches, in which latter position they are shown in Fig. l of the drawings. When the ends of the supporting members are drawn together at the bottom, so as to elevate the board, the fastener 23 slides over the rod 2% and drops into the succeeding notch, so as to hold the board at the position to which it has been elevated. To fold the table, the fastener 23 is disengaged from the rod 24, the outer end of the board 5 elevated, so as to disengage pins or studs 17 from the bars 10, and when the fastener 23 is folded over flat upon the standard 15 the table is free to be folded in the manner shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

While I have described in detail my invention, yet it will be observed that various changes may be made therein without departing from the general spirit-of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An ironing-table com prising a board and two supplemental boards, a support therefor foldably attached thereto, said support comprising pivotally-secu red standards,one standard havingacross-bar and bracing-rods therefor at its base, a locking-bar having a rounded end carried thereby at its upper end, a rackbar upon the lower face of said board adapted to be engaged by said locking-bar to permit of vertical adjustment of the board, and looking means to secure said support in an unfolded position, comprising across-bar carried by one of the standards, a block secured to the other standard, a hinged notched member, attached to said block at a point above the pivotal connection of the standards, said member adapted to fold upon said standard, the notches of said member adapted to engage the said cross-bar carried by the other standard, thereby locking firmly the supporting members of said ironing-board, substantially as described.

2. An ironing-table comprising a board and two supplemental boards, a support therefor, foldably attached thereto, said support comprising a pair of standards secured together by brace-rods, a third standard pivotally secured thereto, means for adjusting the elevation of the board, comprising rack-bars upon the lower face of the board, a lockingbar having rounded ends carried upon the upper end of third standard, said lockingbar adapted to engage with the racks upon the table, and locking means to secure said support in an unfolded position, comprising a cross-bar carried by said pair of standards,

a block secured to the third standard above the pivotal connection of the standards, a hinged notched member attached to said block, and foldable upon said standard, said notched member adapted to engage with the cross-bar of said pair of standards to securely lock the support in position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GRAY. Witnesses:

A. M. WILSON, K. H. BUTLER. 

